All Blog Posts Tagged 'red' (9)

Bestselling mystery/thriller author Cheryl Bradshaw donates $1 per book to the Red Cross

It hasn't been easy watching the aftermath of Hurricane Sandy on television. Seeing images of wrecked homes and heartbroken people who have lost everything is never pleasant. But there is one remarkable thing that takes place when these things happen: we all come together, remembering who we are, and what we can do to help.

This month I will be donating $1.00 from every…

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Added by Cheryl Bradshaw on November 16, 2012 at 3:15am — No Comments

Red Hot Crime for a Red Hot Summer - DI Horton Marine Mystery and thrillers on Kindle Price Promotion

My crime novels are on a summer reading promotion on Amazon Kindle. So if you haven't tried them before and fancy a summer reading of crime you can get them at the fantastic price of 99p on amazon uk and at $1.54…

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Added by Pauline Rowson on July 30, 2012 at 11:37pm — No Comments

A Look At "Red Wolf" By Lisa Marklund

Lisa Marklund, The Queen of Scandinavian Crime as Henning Mankell puts it, is the Swedish journalist and creator of a very popular series featuring the fictional character Annika Bengtzon, a newspaper journalist. Her books have been published in thirty languages. In addition, Marklund is the co-owner of Sweden's third largest publishing…

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Added by Ehsan Ehsani on April 19, 2012 at 7:02pm — No Comments

Crime writing can be a messy process

So I have the idea. I do some research. I work it up into an outline plot with a smattering of characters and then I start writing. This is when it gets messy.

1. The brain dump or free flow

First up is the free flow type of writing when I'm eager to bring the idea and characters to life by getting words and actions on to my computer screen as quickly as possible. Often these are not the correct words, the description is hazy, the characters not fully formed, the grammar and… Continue

Added by Pauline Rowson on February 1, 2011 at 1:41am — No Comments

Blissfully blogless

Last weekend, my computer played up. Suddenly I couldn’t post the fascinating blog item I had written. I couldn’t update my Facebook page.

The computer gave me some kind of message about a “Flash” that had “crashed.” I’m old enough to remember the sputtering rockets of Flash Gordon in the 1950s series that was rebroadcast on the BBC in the early 1970s when I was a kid. That image held off my sense of powerlessness and frustration for about a half…

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Added by Matt Rees on September 30, 2010 at 5:00pm — 2 Comments

Motor sport, Palestinian style

Their politics might be spinning wheels, but Palestinians are revving engines on the race track.

NABLUS, West Bank — For a change, the Palestinians gathered on the main street of Nablus were happy to be going around in circles.

Palestinian politics makes a lot of noise, only to end up spinning its wheels, moving no closer to statehood or peace. But the same combination on the race track is attracting growing attention for the…

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Added by Matt Rees on June 13, 2010 at 12:28am — No Comments

What am I reading?

<img src="http://www.themanoftwistsandturns.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/02/mantel1.png" alt="" title="Wolf Hall" width="158" height="238" class="alignright size-full wp-image-875" />On the <a href="http://whatarewritersreading.blogspot.com/2010/01/matt-beynon-rees.html">"Writers Read" blog</a>, which is run by the indefatigable Marshal Zeringue, the latest post features my most recent reading. It's not what you might think -- in other words, it isn't detective fiction…

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Added by Matt Rees on February 5, 2010 at 10:44am — 1 Comment

New Video Uploaded-The Inspiration Behind In Cold Daylight

I've uploaded a new video. In it I discuss the inspiration behind my fast-paced crime thriller novel, In Cold Daylight. I'm also reading the prologue from the novel.

Here is a short blurb about In Cold Daylight- there is more about the book on my web site

Was fire fighter, Jack Bartholomew's death an accident or arson? Who is determined to stop him from discovering the truth… Continue

Added by Pauline Rowson on May 27, 2009 at 7:52pm — No Comments

In Cold Daylight Now Published in Poland

In Cold Daylight was published in Poland today. Renamed Fire And Water ( Ogien i Woda) this is the second of my marine mystery crime novels to be published in Polish. It is always very exciting to see your work translated into another language and I was also thrilled to receive an e mail from Polish journalist, Anna Kutrzuba, who interviewed me for an article on the book's release. She's written a lovely piece and the article is laid out… Continue

Added by Pauline Rowson on November 29, 2008 at 2:15am — No Comments